Paris Moon
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Paris Moon is a long-form concert DVD/CD shot released by the band Blackmore's Night
in 2007. This release celebrates the band's 10 year anniversary with a concert in the legendary Paris Olympia
in 2006.
The band runs through a number of cover songs, including Jethro Tull
’s “Rainbow Blues,” Joan Baez
’ “Diamonds and Rust,” Joan Osborne
’s “Saint Teresa,” and a couple songs from Ritchie's previous bands, Deep Purple
's, “Soldier of Fortune" and Rainbow
's Ariel (though this song was actually written by Candice and Ritchie).
Also included is a photo gallery with photos from the show, set to “Streets of London,” sung by Night in French
.
Included with the DVD is a CD containing nine tracks from the concert, as well as a studio version of “The Village Lanterne” and a radio edit of “All Because of You.”
"Paris Moon" was nominated to the New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Award in three categories: Best Vocal Album, Best Album and Best Celtic Album.
Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night is an English-American traditional folk rock duo led by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night .-Early:...
in 2007. This release celebrates the band's 10 year anniversary with a concert in the legendary Paris Olympia
Paris Olympia
The Olympia is a music hall in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Located at No. 28, Boulevard des Capucines, its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine, Opéra, Havre – Caumartin and Auber....
in 2006.
The band runs through a number of cover songs, including Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
’s “Rainbow Blues,” Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
’ “Diamonds and Rust,” Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us". She has toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, Standing in the Shadows of Motown.-Biography:Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb...
’s “Saint Teresa,” and a couple songs from Ritchie's previous bands, Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
's, “Soldier of Fortune" and Rainbow
Rainbow
A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on to droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc...
's Ariel (though this song was actually written by Candice and Ritchie).
Also included is a photo gallery with photos from the show, set to “Streets of London,” sung by Night in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Included with the DVD is a CD containing nine tracks from the concert, as well as a studio version of “The Village Lanterne” and a radio edit of “All Because of You.”
"Paris Moon" was nominated to the New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Award in three categories: Best Vocal Album, Best Album and Best Celtic Album.
DVD
- Introduction
- Past Times With Good Company
- Rainbow Blues
- Play Minstrel Play
- World of Stone
- Under a Violet Moon
- Soldier of Fortune
- Durch Den Wald Zum Bachhaus
- Diamonds and Rust
- Minstrel Hall
- Home Again
- Streets of London
- Renaissance Faire
- Keyboard Solo
- Ariel
- Loreley
- The Clock Ticks On
- Fires at Midnight
- St. Theresa
- The Village Lanterne
CD
- Past Times With Good Company/Rainbow Blues
- Play Minstrel Play
- World of Stone
- Under a Violet Moon
- Minstrel Hall
- Home Again
- Ariel
- The Clock Ticks On
- Fires at Midnight
Bonus Tracks
- The Village Lanterne (Studio Version)
- All Because of You (Radio Edit)
- The Village Lanterne (Enhanced Video Track)
Line-up/Musicians
- Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie BlackmoreRichard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
/ electric & acoustic guitars, tambourine, hurdy gurdy, mandola - Candice NightCandice NightCandice Night is an American vocalist/songwriter and the musical partner of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She is the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lyricist for the traditional folk rock project, Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997.-Biography:Born in Hauppauge, Long Island, New...
/ lead & backing vocals, shawms, rauschpfeife, pennywhistles, chanters, cornamuse - Sir Robert of Normandie / bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Bard David of Larchmont / keyboards, vocals
- Squire Malcom of Lunley / drums, percussions
- Lady Madeline / back up vocals
- Lady Nancy / back up vocals